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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1927
Page
7
A flood of relatives and friends from Columbus Akron Barberton Zanesville Dayton and other areas spent Labor Day and the long weekend with local families. Local events included a funeral at St Philips Neri and school starting with Harold Flanders as teacher while Ralph Allen recovered from a sand truck accident.
Several Sands family members spent Labor Day weekend at the Sands home. Zaleski schools opened with good attendance. Families from Sardinia Columbus Athens Creole and Green Valley visited relatives here. The community heard a sermon at the M E church and hosted various relatives and a reunion at Samantha Johnson's home.
Harmony John Ewing visited Jess Sams of Clark's Chapel on Tuesday. Mrs. Hattie Weiss spent Monday with Mrs. Ray Slaughter of Canaanville Pike. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Linscott and daughter Helen were guests Monday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ewing. Mrs. Lawrence Burton visited Mrs. Edgar Burton recently. Basil Minerd and family moved to Athens. Elmer Katchenbach and family and Blanche Katchenbach returned to Dayton after visiting the Ly ons. Hattie Weiss is staying with her son Karl Weiss in Nelsonville. James King and Walter Ewing visited Mrs. Elmer McClanahan Thursday. Charles Lonas and children visited Mrs. Edgar Burton Thursday. Gerald Terrell attended the Athens eighth grade commencement Thursday. Basil Minerd and children of Athens were guests Sunday of Maria Carsey. Wilford Leighty and Elmer McClanahan hosted guests Sunday. Russel Warner of Columbus visited James Warner Sunday. Dorothy Fierce of Athens was guest Friday night with Otto and Mrs Lonas of Athens. Mrs. Walter Ewing noted Saturday with Mrs. James Fierce of Athens.
Bates Miss Mildred and Grace Pugh return home after a week with relatives in Ostrander Ohio. E J Sams and family hosted Helen Sams Charlie Brown Ruby Tippie Don Haning and Wilford Tippie Sunday. Watson Beatty and family visited Mrs Mary McClain. Riley Tippie and family hosted Mrs Tippies parents Irah and his wife. Large crowd attended the wedding bel ling for Rameul Goodwin and bride. Rev Eaton to lead service next Sunday at 10 80 o'clock with Sunday school at 9 30.
Families and relatives from Kenmore Ashtabula Zanesville Weston Chicago Columbus Columbus Fairmont and Ravenswood gathered at homes of Allen Booth McKinley Day and Hixson to extend visits and share meals.
Social news item listing visits and travels of residents including Ella Six Mary Jane Jewett and Liz Guess in The Plains and Nelsonville. Mentions teaching in Carbon Hill uncle Fin Dicken Pennsylvania and various family visits to Athens Columbus Marion Gallipolis and Willoughby with mentions of birthdays and a minor car mishap near Joe Hutchins.
Earl Castor of Huntington W Va formerly of Albany married Lucy Agnes Williams of Huntington on August 2. After a short honeymoon they settled into their new home. Numerous local residents and relatives from Albany and surrounding areas were noted in attendance and congratulations.
Mr and Mrs Ray Barron return home to Nelsonville after visiting Mr and Mrs Virgil Campbell. Mrs Thomas Williams and daughter Virginia Lou return to Nelsonville after a week with Mrs Lawrence Tennihill family. A E Williams and daughter Helen Grace come back from Niagara Falls. Labor Day on Syracuse bathing beach sponsored by A L Flanagan draws many. Miss Marcia Karr enjoys a week in Columbus and other points. Mrs Maud Vincent and Miss Ruth Covert of Columbus visit Howard and Anna Karr. Lenore Campbell returns from Zanesville trip. Tom May of Middleport spends week with P C Williams family. W J Lawrence family visit Athens. Lenora Stobart returns to Pittsburgh after ten days vacation with sister Carrie Seidenabel. A daughter born to John Harold Karr and wife in Columbus. baby named.
Harvey Holter employed in Akron came home Saturday to escort his wife Constance Karr and their son Donald back to the city for the winter.
A Stewart Ogg family reunion gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Leonard Ogg and their children plus many relatives from Stewart Parkersburg Chauncey and Syracuse The gathering included extended family from Ohio West Virginia and New York and noted a injury to Frederick McBee from a fall at A L McBee's home near Torch.
Shade Miss Alvira Colmer was the guest of Miss Gladys Smith. Mrs. Fred Bieh, caring for her ill mother Mrs. Anna Colburn, returned home from Athens. Joe Hawk visited Ralph Hawk of Athens. Alma Goldsberry stayed with Miss Mary Burson. Fred Smith delivers mail for Pearl Carr while Mr Carr vacations in Michigan. Roma Doob visited her father Lew Woode and relatives then returned home via Michigan. Kate Turner returned to work at the Garden.
Mrs. Kate Creamer spent days at home visiting Mrs. Vienna Kelley while Pearl Smith works in Athens for Elza Sapp. J E King and Mae Goldsberry of Marion joined Mrs. Sarah Goldsberry and kin, and Charles Evans visited friends in Athens. Charlie Roberts family and Sylvia Ziggaroos visited Mrs. Vienna Kelley. Vinton Ladd visited Bill Harris. Principal Browning moves from Pomeroy to a Turner house to open school. Cora Phillips assists with housework for Mrs. Fred Biehl. Mrs. A K Newman returns from Dayton after an auto wreck that injures Mr. Newman, who is improving.
Carbondale residents return from Marion while Goff and Edwards families host gatherings. Barberton visitors include Elpha Goff seeking work in Gypsum and Thomas Mills with Barberton ties. Illness brings whooping cough to John Edwards’ family and Byron Prater. Junior students Leone Dunlap and Marie Arnold pursue fourth year high school in New Marshfield.
Amesville families hosted visitors from Cincinnati Cleveland Marion Cambridge and Marietta during the holiday period. Local students teachers and staff returned as village schools opened Tuesday with D R Goddard as principal and a staff including Lois Cecil Timberlake Throckmorton Lortz Linscott and Weller. Visitors from Nelsonville Marion Marietta and Columbus also called on friends here.
Funeral services for John Morris, longtime resident, will be held at 1 PM Thursday at his late home north of Hooper Ridge. Burial follows in West Union Street Cemetery in Athens.
Ellis Run notes report the Rowan reunion held at Athens fair ground on Sunday with attendees from Columbus Mansfield Marion Delaware and more. Guests include Marion Jarvis and family Dennis Jarvis Will Rowan C P Jarvis and others visiting or visiting back from across central Ohio.
Social updates from Pratt's Fork include visits by Vern Beal's guests Hubert Bryson of Akron and Hilber Bryson of Iowa. Flora Kyle and Miss Fiossie Williams visit Shade and Mrs. Angela Andrews hosts in Millersport. The Goldsberry and Weatherby families travel between Athens, Columbus, and Painesville with multiple gatherings. Florence King's Florence reunion draws eighty-five relatives and friends bringing baskets.
Newark reports Helen Simpson eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Simpson as the first local case of infantile paralysis. Another case is reported from Alexandria in Licking county adding to the outbreak.
A Scioto Valley Traction car derailed at Rager in Canal Winchester when it struck a cow on the tracks. The vehicle rolled over an embankment and landed on its top, with fatalities reported.
The Clark's Chapel Ladies' A' society will hold its monthly social on the church lawn Thursday evening. The event invites members and neighbors to gather for refreshments and fellowship in a relaxed outdoor setting.
A feature anecdote recounts Mrs. Belle Thompson of East Lake Tennessee crediting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E Pinkham's Wash with restoring her health after years of weakness and sleep disturbance. She notes improved appetite energy and ability to care for her children and work.
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